The government’s war on road cones is "just fuel thrown on the fire" for road workers already suffering regular abuse, a Dunedin traffic ...

A revenge thriller by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, barred from filmmaking for 15 years by the government in Tehran, has won the Palme d'Or top prize at Cannes. As the stunts get bigger and better, ...

More 90,000 humans - and tens of thousands of animals - have signed a petition in support of a ban on the public sale of fireworks. The ...

The government is shifting its work and safety regulator's priorities from enforcement to advice, saying this will help address concerns ...

At least 24 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire near a food distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip, local health authorities say. An Australian woman accused of murdering ...

The prime minister has dismissed international climate scientists as "worthies" for criticising the government's approach to methane. An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged ...